Windy City Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings11
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED PER MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO FROM REPORT #1361351 ON 9-20-14. 32-GASKETS ON PREP COOLER DOORS NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WORN GASKETS. EXPOSED HANDSINK INSTALLED NEXT TO ONE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SHIELD BETWEEN BOTH SINKS. 35-WALL TILE MISSING UNDER EXPOSED HANDSINK IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING WALL TILE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS.
  code 30
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: INVERT SINGLE SERVICE UTENSILS TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REMOVE MILK CRATES AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING IN REAR STORAGE AND BASEMENT AREAS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF MIXER, COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND BEVERAGE MACHINES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: GROUT LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN DISHWASHING AREA. CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING WALL TILES UNDER REAR EXPOSED SINK.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTALL BACK FLOW DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: STORE MOP HEADS UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE SCOOPS FROM BULK CONTAINERS AND PROVIDE LONG HANDLE DISPENSING UTENSILS.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 20, 2013: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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